Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel
Personal information
Born	June 30, 1938; Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Career information
Playing career	1952–1966
Coaching career	1967–1993
Career history
As player:
1952–1966	Lokomotiva
As coach:
1967–1971	Lokomotiva
1971–1972	Yugoslavia (Juniors)
1972–1976	Yugoslavia
1976–1985	Cibona
0000–1980	Yugoslavia (Assistant)
0000–1984	Yugoslavia
1986–1988	Cibona
1988–1990	Napoli
1993	Croatia
Career highlights and awards
	As head coach: EuroLeague champion (1985); European Coach of the Year (1985); 2× FIBA European Selection (1995 2×); 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1982, 1987); 2× Yugoslav League champion (1982, 1984); 7× Yugoslav Cup winner (1969, 1980–1983, 1985, 1988);
	Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
	FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Representing Yugoslavia
Men's Basketball Head Coach
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
EuroBasket
Representing Croatia
Men's Basketball Head Coach

Mirko Novosel (born June 30, 1938 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a retired Croatian professional basketball coach who coached some of the greatest players in the former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on September 7, 2007. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2010.

Playing career

Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Novosel coached Cibona to two Yugoslav League titles, seven Yugoslav Cups, and a FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) title in 1985, when he was named the European Coach of the Year.

Novosel was also the head coach of the senior Croatian national team. As Croatia's head coach, he won a bronze medal at EuroBasket 1993.

FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague): 1 (with Cibona: 1984–85)
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Saporta Cup): 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1986–87)
FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) – top 6 (with Cibona: 1982–83)
FIBA Korać Cup – finalist (with Cibona: 1979–80, 1987–88)
Yugoslav League: 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1983–84)
Yugoslav Cup: 7 (with Cibona: 1968–69 (under the name Lokomotiva), 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88)

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